GPL.tv

GPL.tv - a tool for Grand Prix Legends

made by Soeren Scharf

Latest News:

October 2006: Version 0.2.6 released
the name of the List Server changed to gpltv.virtualracing.org, please adjust your settings.

	Description: GPL.tv is a tool to watch races in GPL, the great Papyrus racing simulation "Grand Prix Legends". You will see a map with the centerline of the track and colored dots representing the cars labeled with the name of the driver. GPL.tv allows you to watch an online race just as loading a replay.
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Installation:

GPL.tv does not need a special installation, just unzip the file gpltv.exe to your harddisk, launch it and select the path to your GPL directory. Additionally you should set the name of the server that holds a list of all running GPL.tv servers, currently this is gpltv.virtualracing.org (thanks to Virtual Racing e.V. for hosting that list). In the menu select "Options - List Server..." and enter the server name into the dialog box.
With version 0.2.6 there are some ini files included in the zip file, they need to be copied into the same directory as GPLtv.exe.

Tool bar:

	load a replay file
	connect to a GPL.tv server
	connect to a server by requesting a list of all running GPL.tv servers
	join the current race
	open the chat window (only available when viewing an online race)
	open the standings window
	pause the replay
	play the replay
	fast forward 5 times, by clicking a second time replay will fast forward 60 times, every next use of this button will alternate between these 2 speeds
	skip the current session, jump the the start of the next session (i.e. to the start of the race)

Server list:

GPL.tv now is able to show you a list of all running GPL.tv servers, so it is easy to connect to an online race.

Standings info:

GPL.tv will show you 2 different layouts of the standings window, depending on the current session. In practice session you will see a column with the fastest laps and in the last column the times of the last lap. In race session you will see the current lap of the leader and the gaps. In the last column you will see the fastest laps of the drivers.

Chat Window:

The GPL.tv server will send the chat messages on the GPL server, so you can read the complete action (whispered messages are not transmitted, of course).

explaining the colored dots:

	Brabham
	BRM
	Cooper
	Eagle (in 65 mod this is the Brabham BT7)
	Ferrari
	Lotus
	Honda

With version 0.2.6 colors are read out of ini files. This makes it possible to overwrite the default colors and to define different colors for each mod/carset. The ini files need to be copied into the same directory as GPLtv.exe.

Download:

GPL.tv version 0.2.6 (October 2006)

History:

v0.2.6

it is possible to join the race, that you are watching (it is required that the GPLtv server allows this)
support for different mods by reading car names and colors out of ini files
command line support for replay files

v0.2.5

now you can watch gaps and laptimes in online mode too :)
GPL.tv allows you to adjust the buffer delay of received car position data
when a driver has not set his 1st name, his name and times were not printed in the standings window -> fixed
in 65mod the standings window did not show the car but three question marks -> corrected
correct handling of background color of the windows
fixed some problems when requesting the server list

v0.2.4

added a toolbar
implemented a list with running GPL.tv servers (big thanks to Virtual Racing e.V. for hosting the list)
show standings (only available when playing a replay)
show chat messages (only available when watching an online race, the GPLtv server need to support this)
you can open a replay file by dragging the file and drop it onto the GPL.tv window
when watching a replay now you can pause, fast forward and skip training session
now it is possible to keep the GPL.tv window on top
sometimes (when minimized and server changed the track) GPL.tv crashed due to division by zero -> fixed
showing the replay file name or the servername in the title bar
and some more minor changes

v0.2.2

renamed executable to gpltv.exe
calculation of lat value again corrected
smoothed movement of cars when connected to a server
when pressing cancel in the "Path to GPL" dialog the program forgot the path -> fixed
added error message boxes i.e. if a track could not be loaded
GPL.tv registers now as a protocol, you can start it from browser and let it connect to a server automatically (i.e. with a hyperlink), command line is possible too.
added history list of servers, GPL.tv was already connected

v0.2.1

calculation of long/lat value corrected

v0.2.0

added live TV from GPL server
application now remembers path to GPL
renamed application from RpyTV to GPL.tv

v0.1.0

initial release
play replay files

GPL.tv and a firewall

To transmit the position data to the spectators, GPL.tv uses TCP/IP. The default port is 32001. The connection to the server list uses port 32002 (currently, all these things are configurable). So make sure your firewall will not block outgoing requests using these two ports.

GPL.tv server

Server administators who want to broadcast the races on their servers, please follow this link: GPLtvServer.

Impressum

last update: October 2006